Geranoaetus contortus Wetmore 1924 (buzzard-eagle)

Aves - Accipitriformes - Accipitridae

Belongs to Geranoaetus according to O. P. Hay 1930

See also Lambrecht 1933 and Wetmore 1928

Sister taxa: Geranoaetus ales, Geranoaetus conterminus, Geranoaetus danana, Geranoaetus melanoleucus, Geranoaetus polyosoma

Ecology: volant carnivore

Distribution: found only at Grass Roots Quarry (Miocene of Nebraska)

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